Botafogo 1910

The Botafogo Football Club of 1910 was the Rio de Janeiro state champion team that year, still in the pioneering phase of football in Rio de Janeiro. It is the team that gave the black-and-white club its second state title, after the one conquered in 1907.

History

Botafogo Football Club was founded on August 12, 1904, in the Botafogo neighborhood, in Rio de Janeiro, from the initiative of Flávio Ramos. The club was born separate from Clube de Regatas Botafogo, and the two clubs only united on December 8, 1942, forming the current Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas. In the early years of the 20th century, Rio de Janeiro football was played in amateur leagues, such as the Liga Metropolitana de Sports Athleticos. In this scenario, Botafogo established itself as one of the main forces in the city, alongside Fluminense, which dominated much of the first decade of the championship. The club was Rio de Janeiro state champion in 1907 and won the title again in 1910, which consolidated it among the state's biggest teams. In 1912, Botafogo was champion once more, completing the first victorious phase of its history. The team played its matches at the Rua General Severiano field, which would become the club's home for decades. The 1910 generation is part of the period of formation of the black-and-white identity, prior to the 1942 merger and the great teams of the 1940s to 1960s. Therefore, the year 1910 is remembered as the initial milestone of Botafogo's prestige in Brazilian football.